by Zoe » Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:52 pm
Bayern lost it's 1st league game & are not top of the table, and the German media suddenly misses Pep. The times, they are a changing...
SZ: "Bayern have successfully liquidated the old Pep style - but unfortunately they haven't found a new style yet."
SZ asking: "Maybe Bayern's players are not world class, and we only thought they would be under Guardiola's reign?"
FAZ: "Their current weakness could be explained with the change from Carlo to Pep, but a substantial reason could be mental signs of wear."
FAZ: "No top player is in excellent form, the transfers brought no fresh impetus. Bayern miss Guardiola, even if nobody admits it."
ZEIT: "The Guardiola-less Bayern are beatable & within reach. 4 years - 3 under Pep - they've been on a cloud, now they are back on earth"
kicker: "It appears not every Bayern player is professionally well-conditioned and some have too much weight."
Furthermore kicker claims some Bayern players are already criticising Ancelotti's training methods (but no source or quote to confirm it)
* "Süddeutsche Zeitung" and "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", the two biggest reputable & most influental newspapers in Germany